Bow Valley Credit Union In Canada Turns On Bitcoin Purchases For Albertans 

Bow Valley Credit Union In Canada Turns On Bitcoin Purchases For Albertans 

Bow Valley Credit Union (BVCU) has collaborated with Balance and Bull Bitcoin to launch the first “Bitcoin Gateway” of Canada, a service that allows members to buy Bitcoin directly from their BVCU accounts. Starting today, members can buy Bitcoin directly from their BVCU account through their app, allowing simple Bitcoin purchases with Canadian dollars without … Read more

IATSE Local 728 Becomes First Private-Sector Union To Invest In Bitcoin

IATSE Local 728 Becomes First Private-Sector Union To Invest In Bitcoin

IATSE Local 728, a chapter of 3000 members of the Internazional Alliance of Theaterrical Stage Employes, in movement of technicians for images, artists and allied crafts of the United States, its territories and Canada, made history by purchasing its first Bitcoin investment, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin magazine. This initiative, approved by … Read more

Kenya’s Fire Brigades Union Adopts Bitcoin Reserve, Adoption Expected To Increase

Kenya’s Fire Brigades Union Adopts Bitcoin Reserve, Adoption Expected To Increase

Kenya’s National Fire Brigades Association (KENFIBA) has become the first union in the country to adopt Bitcoin as part of its financial reserves. The initiative was announced on “X” during the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Nairobi on December 11, 2024. The announcement was made byProof of Workforce,’ a non-profit organization committed to helping unions and … Read more

Union Raises $12M in Series A to Expand Cross-Chain ZK Settlement Capabilities

Union Raises $12M in Series A to Expand Cross-Chain ZK Settlement Capabilities

Union, the modular interoperability layer, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Longhash Ventures. Union uses zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to remove reliance on centralized intermediaries, enabling secure, trustless, and sovereign cross-chain interoperability. Union’s Ethereum-to-IBC bridge facilitates liquidity and user flow between Cosmos and other ecosystems, with … Read more